Cigarette extinguisher



Oct 5, 1937. A. L. KOCHER 2, ,98

CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Filed Oct. 6, 1934 INVENTOR ALVA L KOCHEI? BY 2 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER- Alva L. Kocher,

Jersey City, N. J.

Application October 6, 1934, Serial No. 747,130

1 Claim.

This invention relates to extinguishers or that class of devices used to smother fire, with particular reference to the burning end of a cigarette.

It is well known that a cigarette, after having been lit, will continue to burn until it has been consumed, the fire slowly but surely travelling the entire length of the cigarettewithin its wrapper which becomes ashes together with the tobacco fiber.

The burning tobacco produces an unpleasant stale odour, due to the lack of forced draft, such as is furnished by a smoker.

Furthermore, the heat of the tobacco undergoing combustion is suificient to ignite any common dry inflammable substance as dry leaves, soft wood, shavings, punk, saw-dust and other like combustible matter, creating a very considerable fire hazard.

Having this matter in mind, it has been an object of the present invention to provide a simple, inexpensive device into which the burning end of a cigarette may be inserted, with the unconsumed portion upright, that will unfailingly quench the fire, without the emission of smoke, the duration of the extinguishing operation averaging ten seconds with a common cigarette.

A further feature is in the provision of a cigarette extinguisher than can be used without soiling or burning the fingers or surroundings, and in which no liquids or chemicals are required, and which can be made part of, or conveniently attached to, any portion of a conventional smokers set.

These meritorious objects are accomplished by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting a material component of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view taken through the rim of an ash tray showing an extinguisher attached.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the same.

Referring in greater detail to the several views, the numeral l5 designates the upright circular wall of a common type of ash tray, having an integral bottom l6 and provided with a plurality of elongated concave shelves H, the side edges of which are level with the rim or upper edge of the Wall.

These shelves are arranged radially and extend outwardly and inwardly beyond the confines of the wall, their purpose being to properly support a cigarette, cigar or the like, with its partially consumed end portion directed inwardly.

The extinguisher comprises a concave bottomed support 20 to seat in the shelves I71, and from which extends an integral raised block 2| of any preferred contour and formed in the block are one or more circular openings 22 of a diameter to receive the ignited end of a cigarette, the length of the opening exceeding its diameter to cause the cigarette to stand upright.

At the bottom of each opening are inreaching annular flanges, constituting seats to receive the burning end of the cigarettes, a small central opening 24! being formed in the flanges.

A bent flat spring 25 is secured to one end of the block 2! to engage under the shelf l1, clamping the lug 20 firmly to the shelf and holding the extinguisher in a convenient position for use.

It is to be understood that the apertures 24 are of such size as prevent the entrance of suf ficient oxygen to support combustion. The foregoing constructions are to be considered descriptive, rather than restrictive, as many minor modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

In an ash tray having a raised circumambient flange and an open concave support on which to deposit a cigarette combined therewith, a block having a riser adapted to rest on said support, said block extending laterally beyond the riser and having one or more open topped cylindrical recesses to receive cigarettes in an upright position to rest on the fiat bottoms of the recesses, the bottoms of each recess having a perforation incapable of admitting sufficient air to maintain, combustion of the cigarette, located laterally of said riser, and means for detachably engaging said block and riser to said support.

ALVA L. KOCHER. 

